Waste and Resources


Waste and Resources

2/6/2015 A short video showing how waste for recycling is sorted

19/05/2015 The North London Waste Authority moves to the next stage of consultation on plans for a new £500million energy-from-waste facility at its Edmonton site

25/02/2015 The London Assembly Environment Committee has published a report, Bag it or bin it?, on managing London’s domestic food waste 

24/02/15 WRAP has published a series of ‘how to’ guides and examples of how councils, waste management businesses and third sector organisations can set up successful reuse initiatives.

20/01/15 Local organisations invited to register for free, reusable items available from the Olympic Park: 

15/12/14 Triple Win: The Economic, Social and Environmental Case for Remanufacturing

02/12/14 Food Waste House of Commons Library publication looks at food waste and initiatives to tackle food waste in the UK

28/11/2014 UK food waste – Historical changes and how amounts might be influenced in the future

11/14 The Co-op are continuing their Working on Waste Campaign

07/14 The Centre for Sustainable Design has published A Global Survey of Repair Cafés and Hackerspaces

11/06/14 The Guardian's Upcycling competition winners announced

23/05/14 Guidance launched to show how local authorities and businesses can reduce food and drink waste and save natural resources.

27/05/14 Guardian article 'Reuse recognised: how an old ideal is finally making it to the big time'

07/03/14 Free 10,000 litres of reclaimed paint to community groups in Hackney. If you are interested download an application from the FRP (Walthamstow) website or email

01/02/14 Restart Hackney - community repair event in Manor House

23/01/14 Paint4Hackney - Free paint for community groups in Hackney!

22/12/13 bio-bean of Camberwell Grove, London SE5, collect waste coffee grounds and and have developed a process to turn them into biomass pellets and biodiesel, for heating and transport.

11/12/13 Defra published Prevention is better than cure, setting out the government's new Waste Prevention Programme and what they think will move us towards reducing waste.

11/12/13 Waste management in London: key challenges - This London Councils report provides an overview of waste management arrangements in London and identifies seven challenges that face London's waste management sector:

  1. rising costs as a result of population growth;
  2. London's lower recycling rates and landfill diversion;
  3. varying waste collection systems across London;
  4. the opportunity for income generation from trade waste;
  5. rising costs of waste treatment and disposal;
  6. the prevention of food waste; and
  7. >supporting reuse initiatives.

The report states that reducing or preventing the amount of waste produced is the most cost-effective and environmentally beneficial measure but only 0.2% (£1m) of London’s £490m spent on municipal waste management was allocated to waste prevention in 2011/12. It also points out that re-use initiatives are often the forgotten level in the waste hierarchy.

16/11/13 Don't despair, just repair! Restart Party @ Passing Clouds

02/11/13 North London Waste Authority abandons waste procurement plans

04/09/13 Could we get a restart group going in Hackney?

03/09/13 Jury still out on Hackney's recycling change

06/05/13 Hackney releases waste and recycling data

14/02/13 When will the council publish waste and recycling data for the last two years?

21/12/12 Waste nice work if you can get it just one bidder for a £4 billion waste contract

08/12/13 Unpacked refill shop opens in Richmond Road

22/08/12 New recycling data reveals drop in recycling rates

03/07/12 Top tips for reducing environmental impact

28/06/12 North London Waste - councils need to co-operate

03/05/12 Decision made on change to commingling

06/03/12 Tour of recycling facilities and Q&A on cabinet proposal

04/03/12 Get your free compost bin on 4th March

02/02/12 Sustainable Hackney calls for consultation on recycling change

02/12/11 Recycling boxes to go?


Network

Map: Recycling, reuse and repair

People interested in waste and recycling

ecomodo

Events: waste

Hackney Freecycle (old group)

Hackney Freecycle UK (new group)

Scavenger Network

Ecoactive

Streetbank

Real nappies for Hackney


Links

FoodSave - helping small and medium-sized food businesses prevent food waste and to divert surplus food to good purposes

Hackney Find-My-Nearest (recycling bank)

iFixit - the free repair guide

Leaf litter in street sweepings: investigation into collection and treatment

Love Your Clothes

Pumpipumpe 

Reduce Waste, Save Money: A Guide for Businesses

The Great Recovery Project 

The story of stuff!

Waste-free sanitary protection: Mooncup

Waste crime: tackling Britain's dirty secret

Waste management in London: key challenges


Organisations

Bright Sparks

The Centre for Sustainable Design

Childrens Scrap Project

Ellen MacArthur Foundation 

Emmaus (Charity Furniture Shops)

Forest Recycling Project

Hackney Freegle

Homestore

Flooting! (Swapping loot)

London Re-use Network 

Plan Zheroes

The Restart Project (electronics repair events)

School of Stuff 

Zero Waste Alliance

 

 

 

 

 

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